This report synthesizes analysis of evidence on access to Basic Education in Ghana and
uses this as a basis for outlining areas that need further research. Written as a critical
analytic review it provides a background of shared knowledge, understandings and
research evidence about access to basic education in Ghana. The review starts by
assessing the impact past and present policies on basic education have made on
expanding access and conclude with a number of recommendations for further research
on access as well as issues for policy reformulation.